Government Communication: Cases And Challenges - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849665087 ISBN 13: 9781849665087

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

Synopsis

Rare Book

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Review:

'It has been about time that somebody maps the field of government communication, a field with ever increasing scientific and political importance. This book does the job and it does it theoretically as well as with a plethora of empirical data from no less than 15 countries around the world. For years to come this book will be the first stop for scholars and practitioners seeking information on what is out there and how it can be normatively assessed on blurring lines between information and advertising or spin and substance.' -- Wolfgang Donsbach, Professor And Founding Director, Department Of Media And Communication At Dresden University Of Technology, Germany

'This is a much needed and deeply thoughtful book about Government Communication. The authors have brought together a carefully selected group of comparative case studies from around the world using the Freedom House Index as the basis for choice and analysis. The result is a rich picture of the purpose, structure and process of Government Communication in different settings, or to use Canel and Sanders words, 'what it is' and 'what it does'. This seminal text plugs a gap in our knowledge and understanding in a growing area of study and as such is essential reading for both academics and practitioners.' -- Anne Gregory, Professor And Director, Centre For Public Relations Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

'This tour of how different governments communicate to press and publics is led by top scholars in the field. The authors have created a valuable sourcebook on an important and changing topic.' --Lance Bennett, Professor Of Political Science And Ruddick C. Lawrence Professor Of Communication, And Director For The Center For Communication & Civic Engagement, University Of Washington, Us

About the Author:

Karen Sanders is Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Humanities, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain. She is also visiting lecturer at the University of Navarra, Spain, and teaches on their MA in Political and Corporate Communication run jointly with George Washington University, USA.

María José Canel is Professor in Political Communication and Public Relations at the University Complutense of Madrid, Spain, Vice President of the Section in Political Communication of the International Association for Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) and President of ACOP Asociación de Comunicación Política. She has published nationally and internationally on government communication and related matters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1849665087
• ISBN 13: 9781849665087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Sanders Karen